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Right. I'm just going to copypasta benchilada's post here in its entirety. Why? Because he hits the nail on the head- there is highly worthy stuff here, and you should go check it out:


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FINAL CALL THIS YEAR FOR YOU TO DIG ON...

 

Yes, Christmas is almost here. Yes, it's likely too late to get any of these things in time to make them gifts for your friends for it. WHO GIVES A SHIT? BUY SOME FUCKING ART. These are artists who need to sell their work, not just for money but to help spread word-of-mouth for their products. This isn't just a holiday season thing, it's something that will matter to them all year, and something that can get you some awesome shit for you or friends or family.

TELL YOUR FUCKING FRIENDS ON YOUR LJ!  FACEBOOK THIS POST!  HELP GET THESE PEOPLE'S NAMES AND ART OUT THERE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE!

As of this post here, the following hand-made items are described and detailed and for sale in THE BIG SHILL ENTRY:

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JAM! SOAP! MUGS! MUSIC! MASKS! BOOKS! 3-D ART! POETRY! COMICS! ROBOTS! PHOTOS! STORIES! JEWELRY! KNITTING! MAGNETS! CLOTHING! COLLAGES! PAINTINGS! DRAWINGS! ART PRINTS! ACCESSORIES! PLUSH THINGS! STEAMPUNKERY! FLASH CARTOONS! STEINS OF SCIENCE! COMMISSIONED ART! GRAPHITE PORTRAITS! SCULPTED MONSTERS! DOG TREATS AND TOYS! PLASTIC CANVAS ITEMS! MODDED MY LITTLE PONIES! |XXXX|     |XXXX| |XXXX|     |XXXX| |XXXX|     |XXXX| @            @ @      @@        @@      @ @@  @@@    @@@  @@ @@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@ @@ @

 

THAT'S THE FUCKING ROCKET OF ART, KIDS, AND GOD DAMN, IT IS AIMED AT YOUR HEART.

None of these people would object to you buying so much as a single two-dollar item from them. Do something for an artist and it's likely their art will do something for you. Support creativity. Love, benjamin

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Gaming: The Emblogination

All right, for those who missed the original post about it, we're going to start hosting a weekly RPG night. And now, it's not just discussion any longer, the game is afoot. For those interested, here's what's going on:

Game night will be every Thursday, starting around 8-8:30pm. Our first game night will be January 7th, so you've got two weeks to figure out your schedules and figure out where your dice are gathering dust at. Location is here, casa du moi & plaidbrat's.

The Schedule-

We're going to run two regular games on this night, on alternating thursdays. Which means you can take your pick, if your schedule's a bit too packed to attend weekly, or you can just dive right the fuck in on a smorgasboard of escapist fun. The choice is yours, but here's what the games will be:

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All attendees are asked to bring in snacks or beverages to share around in general- while I do plan on having some stuff on hand, I'm not planning on feeding the horde dinner, as it were. Other than that, please RSVP if you're planning on coming- whether it's just on one set of game nights or both- having an idea on numbers is always helpful. But feel free to bring your friends and such!

I've created a monster.

Ok, guys, so I may have bit the big one here.

A few months ago, I started checking out the graphic novels of Bone from the library, just to see what all the rave reviews were about. Brenna looked through some of them, and immediately proceed to beg and plead at me until I started reading them to her. So, I did. And she got hooked on it, and on the format in general. Since then, we've bought and read cover-to-cover now, the entire big omnibus edition linked above. And now? She wants more comics. Lots more. And my graphic novel collection's a bit too adult for a five year old- so, anyone got any good recommendations for good graphic novels? Preferably no capes- I'd like her to stick to good, deep stories and adventures before she really starts getting hooked into the superhero stuff. (Yes, I know there's some superhero stuff that does have good, deep plotlines and adventures, but most of it that does, isn't kidsafe.)